Read moreIn Hollywood, ‘under development’ means ‘all I have is the title.’
Read moreThe Academy is paranoid about its image.
Read moreSamurai films, like westerns, need not be familiar genre stories. They can expand to contain stories of ethical challenges and human tragedy.
Read moreOne sign of a great actor is when he can be alone by himself on the screen, doing almost nothing, and producing one of a film’s defining moments.
Read moreI know as a critic I’m required to have a well-armored heart. I must be a cynical wise guy to show my great sophistication. No pushover, me.
Read moreI begin to feel like I was in the last generation of Americans who took a civics class.